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Tuesday’s A.L. games

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Yankees 5, Indians 4: At Cleveland, Derek Jeter homered in the first inning for his 1,000th career run, then stole a pair of bases in the ninth and scored on Hideki Matsui’s two-out single to lead New York over Cleveland.

Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 4: At Toronto, Doug Mirabelli hit a three-run homer off Miguel Batista (9-10) in the sixth inning, and Mike Timlin pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the bottom half to help Boston beat Toronto. Tim Wakefield (10-7) allowed three runs and 10 hits in five-plus innings for his fifth win in his last six starts. Keith Foulke got four outs for his 23rd save.

White Sox 9, Tigers 5: At Detroit, Juan Uribe homered, scored the go-ahead run and drove in three runs, helping Chicago end its five-game losing streak by defeating Detroit. Carlos Pena hit a third-inning grand slam for Detroit.

Rangers 5, Twins 4: At Arlington, Texas, Michael Young hit a tying double in the ninth off Joe Nathan (1-2) and Mark Teixeira singled home the winning run with two outs, helping Texas to a win and stopping Minnesota’s four-game winning streak. Pinch-hitter Justin Morneau had put Minnesota ahead in the top half with an RBI double off Francisco Cordero (3-0).

Athletics 6, Orioles 2: At Oakland, Calif., Mark Mulder (17-4) became the first 17-game winner in the major leagues this season, allowing two runs and four hits in six innings as Oakland beat Baltimore. Eric Chavez and Jermaine Dye homered for the A’s.

Angels 7, Royals 5: At Anaheim, Calif., Jose Guillen hit a two-run homer as Anaheim won their seventh straight, converting a throwing error by second baseman Desi Relaford into the tying and go-ahead runs. John Lackey (11-10) allowed five runs and seven hits in five innings for Anaheim. Kansas City’s Dennys Reyes (3-6) was the loser.